“The earth began to leave the left, up, then right, down. Rotation was clearly visible in the “look”. I saw the horizon, the stars, the sky. The sky is completely black, black. The magnitude of stars and their brightness is a little clearer on this black background, the speed of their movement in the “gaze” and in the right porthole big. Shown is a beautiful skyline, visible to the circumference of the Earth, Horizon has a beautiful blue color. At the very surface of the Earth’s delicate blue color gradually darkens and turns into purple, which gradually becomes black.”

“Before leaving the shadows, I was watching through the window “gaze”, which was at an angle to the horizontal. Very well could see the skyline. On the horizon watched orange rainbow strip resembled in color the color of his suit. Next, paint a little darker and the colors of the rainbow turns blue, and blue goes black. Completely black.”

Last prelaunch performed in the morning. It started with checking the state of my health and determine the reliability of sensors to record the physiological functions that were stuck overnight. Then we recorded physiological functions in the medical equipment and medical examination. All this went well. According to doctors who examined and recorded the details of the body – my condition was good. I myself feel good, because before that a well-rested and slept.

After that, regular team fighting crew was made suit dressing. The suit was dressed properly massaged, pressure-tested. Then put me in technological chair, tried, as the suit is hanging system, ventilation, space suit, check communications. Everything worked well.

This was followed by departure to the start position in the bus. We, along with my fellow astronauts (my assistant was a German Stepanovich Titov) and the Chief went to the launch pad. At the start I was on the elevator rose to the cabin of the ship. Landing in a chair carried a staff calculation, which was led by Oleg Genrikhovich Ped. All connections and connections have been made good. Checking equipment also went well. Communication was two-sided, stable. Good communication.

The mood at the time was good, feel good. Reported on the testing equipment on stand-by mode, about his health. All the time was a continuous connection.

It was then made closing door number 1. He heard it shut, like tapping the keys. Then begin to re-open the hatch. I saw that the hatch was removed. Realized that something is wrong. I Sergei Pavlovich ** says: “You do not worry, one contact for some reason is not pressed. Everything will be fine.” Calculations were soon swapped charges on which the established limit switches. All tweaked and closed the hatch. Everything was normal.

Declared willingness hour, a half-hour, recorded physiological functions. In general, everything was fine. 6ylo feeling good. The mood is also good.

Then he announced 15 minutes. readiness. Nadel germoperchatki. Closed helmet. The five-minute availability. A moment of readiness and head start. Prior to that, we could hear the farm bred. Get some mild blows to the design of the rocket. Rocket like a little wiggle.

Then came the blow. Hear how to work the valve. Next up was launched. The engines came to a preliminary stage. Came a slight noise. Then at the intermediate stage the noise increased. When the engines went home, the main stage, the noise grew louder, but not too sharp, which drowned or hurt to work. Noise is approximately the same as in an airplane. I was ready to much more noise. Then the rocket smoothly, softly withdrew from his seat. I do not even notice when she walked. Then he felt the design of the rocket went to shiver. Nature of vibrations: the frequency of large amplitude is small.

I was prepared for the bailout. I sit, watching the process of recovery. Hear reports Sergei Pavlovich that is 70 seconds. In the region of 70 seconds, gradually changing the nature of vibration. The frequency of vibration decreases and the amplitude increases. Appears as if shaking. Then gradually this shaking subsides, and by the end of the first stage of vibration is the same as at the beginning of its work. Overloading increases smoothly, but it is completely portable, as on conventional aircraft. Approximately 5g. With this overload, I drove all the time reporting and communication with the start. It was somewhat difficult to talk as contracts all the facial muscles. Several prestressed. Further overload began to grow, reached its peak and began smoothly decreasing. Then felt a sharp decrease congestion. The sensation was such as if something just breaks away from the rocket. Felt something like cotton. In this case fell sharply noise. If there was a state of weightlessness, although at this time overload is approximately equal to 1. Then again appears and begins to increase congestion. Begins to push the chair, the noise level is much less. For 150 seconds. separated payload fairing. The process is very bright. The result was a push cotton. One half of the fairing just been down gaze. ” I have a filter “eye” was closed and the shutter is open. Fairing walked slowly down from the “eye” for the missile.

At this time in the “gaze” has been very good visible to Earth. Just was not cloudy. Seen the terrain, slightly hilly area. It was clear the forest, rivers and ravines. I could not tie what he saw, as in the “gaze” has been very little territory. In my opinion there has been or Ob Irtysh, but it was evident that this is a big river and its islands. You can see everything. I kept reporting it.

When there is a missile, then the “gaze” can be seen that it varies slightly around the longitudinal axis of the roll, but minor variations. The missile might be living.

By the end of the first stage, when the head flew off the fairing, in the “gaze” horizon slightly to the upper edge does not reach. The rocket was to a certain angle of pitch ***. Then at the end of the second stage she lay on the horizon, and even somewhat lower horizon. There was a small gap on the “look”.

211 sec. again gradually began to grow overload. The second stage shuts down about the same as the first. This is accompanied by a sharp drop in congestion and decrease the noise, the same feeling of weightlessness.

Weightlessness was about 10-15 seconds before turning on the third level.

Then heard a muffled clap and the inclusion of the third stage. She has worked very smoothly. Missile as it approached and nezhnenko all took away from zero.

Very slowly began to appear overloaded. Then on the “gaze” horizon took his ring. Began to increase the pitch angle, and by the end of the third stage of approximately only half of the outer ring “sight” was busy skyline. Then I watched the transfer, led the report, saw the clouds, shadows of clouds on Earth. Land in the “eye” can see very well. Objects on the Earth are well distinguishable. Turning off the third stage was dramatic. Overloading a little increased, he felt a sharp clap. Approximately 10 seconds there was a division. At the same time felt the push. The ship began to slowly rotate.

The earth began to leave the left, up, then right, down. Rotation was clearly visible in the “look”. I saw the horizon, the stars, the sky. The sky is completely black, black. The magnitude of stars and their brightness is a little clearer on this black background, the speed of their movement in the “gaze” and in the right porthole big. Shown is a beautiful skyline, visible to the circumference of the Earth, Horizon has a beautiful blue color. At the very surface of the Earth’s delicate blue color gradually darkens and turns into purple, which gradually becomes black.

At this time, led a stable good rapport with Kolpashevo – “Dawn 2.

When flying Yelizovo relationship was normal. I have several times repeated his papers and reports. Once there was a division, immediately joined the cycle number 1, went PKRS, moving the index, go watch. The whole system of descent earned. Produced the report. Communication with Yelizovo stopped about where on the globe was 30 ° northeast. latitude. Immediately after the report by VHF, produced a report on HF. But by KB confirmation reports and teams at this time no one is getting. Was no connection. Approximately about 30 degrees northeast. Latitude heard “Amur Waves”, which aired Khabarovsk. Against this background, he heard the telegraph call sign “WPC” – “Spring”. At this time I began again relationship with “spring”, but no one answered. Produced records of observations in bortzhurnal.

When flying over the sea surface it looked gray, not blue. The surface is uneven, as if in the form of sand dunes in the photo. I think that orient the sea will be quite possible. You can maintain orientation, attachment to place, orient the spacecraft to turn on the brake installation.

Reports carried out in accordance with the job in a telegraph and telephone. Made the reception of food and water. Food and water as normal, you can take. No physiological difficulties in doing so I do not feel it. Several unusual feeling of weightlessness as compared to terrestrial conditions. Here there is a feeling like you are hanging in a horizontal position on the belt as it was in limbo. Apparently, fitted tightly suspension system puts pressure on the chest, and thus created the impression that you are hanging. Then you get used to, adapt to it. No bad feelings did not exist.

To make recordings in bortzhurnal, reports, working telegraph key. When taking food, drinking water, let the tablet, and it is with a pencil to “float” in front of me. Then he had me write the next report. Took a tablet and a pencil was not there. Flew away. Eyelet Screw was to pencil shurupchikom, but it probably should have been or glue or put a tighter wrap. This screw twisted, and the pencil flew. Bortzhurnal turned and put in your pocket. I still do not come in handy, as there is nothing to write.

At this time I was in the shadow of the earth and before entry into Earth’s shadow all the time writing on the tape before entering the Earth’s shadow in a recorder was over the entire tape. Tape recorder was not working.

I decided to rewind the tape to make further recordings. Switch it to manual control and rewound. In my opinion, is not fully rewound. And then, when producing the reports, the record on the tape by hand, since the automatic paper tape, he almost always works, and naturally, many spent the tape. This is caused by high levels of noise in the cabin.

Before that, I entered the Earth’s shadow. Log in Earth’s shadow is very sharp. Until then, there has been a strong light through the windows. Had to turn away from it or hide behind, so that the light did not get in eyes. Then looked at a bull’s-eye – on the horizon, nothing is visible. Dark. In the other (“eye”) – too dark. I think what is? Noticed over time that it is connected to the input into the shadows.

At this time the ship was rotated, 2.3 degrees per second. Horizon and the Earth was not visible. Stars is also not clear. But then I realized that obviously hit bull’s-eye on Earth. When “eye” and went out the porthole to the sky, then the black background of its visible stars. Sometimes the window fell 2-3 stars some of the constellations. But it was difficult to identify the constellations, because not all of the constellation falls into the porthole. Including solar orientation system, which I reported on the KB and the telegraph.

Began to consume the air. When working sunny orientation air consumed from both systems simultaneously. By the time of the shadow of the pressure in the orientation systems have been around 150-152 atm. I felt that when enabled for orientation, the angular displacement of the ship has changed and become very slow, almost imperceptible. At this time produced a report on the KB and via the “Signal” in telegraph mode.

When approaching approximately 40 degrees yuzhn. latitude I have not heard the Earth. 40-45 degrees yuzhn. latitude on the globe has become weak to listen to music and call sign. I called the phone: “Cedar, Spring I” and another said something, but other words I could not make out. Call signs were repeated three times. I immediately joined to the transmission, was broadcast: “Like me? Respond to communications.” The closer the flies to the climax, the more improved audibility, and, approximately, he passed Cape Horn, (at apogee) got the next message. I was told that I understand and I very well understand it. I was informed that the ship is correct, the calculated orbit, all systems are working well. I accordingly went on the reports.

Before leaving the shadows, I was watching through the window “gaze”, which was at an angle to the horizontal. Very well could see the skyline. On the horizon watched orange rainbow strip resembled in color the color of his suit. Next, paint a little darker and the colors of the rainbow turns blue, and blue goes black. Completely black. At this time, it became gradually decrease the pressure in the system orientation. Felt more uporyadochnoe motion of the object in pitch. Then the ship began to prowl. I realized that the solar orientation of the Sun “effectively driven in the central sensor. Soon the ship became stable starting position for the descent. TDU was directed at the sun and relatively stable. At that time there was a very good attitude to “look”. In the outer ring of the horizon has been entered completely evenly. I have visible objects moving strictly along arrows “gaze” that is, as it is necessary for the implementation of the orientation of hand, then the earth started to go smoothly into the left corner, forward (on foot).

At this time producing reports. In the orientation system pressure gradually dropped and by the time of launch TDU was about 110 atm. Produced a tape recording, reports by telegraph and telephone, HF. At that time, HF-communication was good. Obviously, with me working radio station in Moscow.

At 56 minutes past the first team. I immediately reported it. Orientation was good, the ship for some time had a rotation on a roll, but very small. Over time, as the ship came out of the shadows and until the TDU, he turned about 30 degrees. Maybe even a little less. Then took the second team. In this case, I again made a report to the telephone and telegraph modes. Noticed the cylinder pressure TDU, the pressure in the system of orientation, the testimony of all the devices, while passing team and all recorded on tape. Prepared for the descent. Closed right porthole. Pulled straps, closed germoshlem and switched on the lights working. Then, at exactly the specified time, the third team. As soon went out the window when passing the third team, I watched the pressure in the TDU and the orientation system. It began to fall sharply from 320 atm. Needle was clearly to reduce the pressure. I felt earned TDU. Through the construction felt a little itchy, and noise. I timed the inclusion of TDU. Before it put a stopwatch to zero. TDU worked well. Its inclusion would happen abruptly. Overloading narosla a bit, and then abruptly reappeared weightlessness. The arrows at this point in the system of automatic orientation of the cylinder TDU immediately jumped to zero. Hours TDU was exactly 40 seconds. During this period the following happened. How to just turn off the TDU, there was a sharp jolt, and the ship began to rotate around its axis with great speed. Earth I was held at the “gaze” from the top down on the right and left. Rotational speed was about 30 degrees per second, no less. The result was “kardibalet”: head-feet, head and legs with a very high speed. All circled. I see Africa (over Africa this happened), then the horizon, the sky. Only managed to close to the Sun, so that the light did not fall into his eyes. I put the legs to the inside, but did not close the blinds. I was wondering myself what was happening. I waited for the division. No separation. I knew that on the calculation of this was to happen in 10-12 seconds. after turning off the TDU. When you turn off all the windows on the TDU PKRS extinguished. My feeling is more time has passed, but there is no separation. On the device “Descent I” does not go off, “to prepare for bailout – not light up. Separation does not occur. Then again begin to light up windows on PKRS: first window of the third team, then – the second and then – the first team. Movable index stands at zero. Division does not. “Kardibalet” continues. I decided that’s not all right. Spotted on the clock time. It took about two minutes, and there is no separation. Reported on HF-channel that TDU worked fine. Figured that still sit down normally, as thousands of 6 is to the Soviet Union, but the Soviet Union thousands of 8 km, then to the Far East where a sit down. “Noise” did not raise. By telephone, reported that the division has not occurred.

I judged that the situation did not alarm. I handed over the key, “BH” – all fine. Through the “eyes” said the northern coast of Africa, the Mediterranean Sea. Everything was clearly visible. The ship continued to rotate. Separation occurred at 10 hours and 35 minutes instead of 10 hours and 25 minutes, as I expected, ie, about 10 minutes after the end of the brake installation.

Separation sharply felt. There was cotton, then push the rotation continued. Down all windows for PKRS. Include only one inscription: “prepare for the bailout.” I noticed that the flight altitude was still lower than, say, at apogee. Here the objects on the Earth differed sharply. I closed the blind “eye.” Rotation of the ball continued on all axes at the same speed (30 ° per second). Then he began to feel the braking and some mild itching that goes on the Construction of the ship. Barely noticeable itching, which is felt through the feet, standing on a chair. I took a pose for the bailout. I sit waiting.

Starts slowing rotation ship; and along all three axes. The ship began to fluctuate by about 90 ° to the right and left. Full rotation is not performed. On the other axis are the same vibrational motion with deceleration. At this time, the porthole “gaze” has been closed curtain. Suddenly, the edges of curtains appeared bright red light. The same red light was observed in a small hole in the right porthole. Felt the vibrations of the ship and burn dressing. I do not know where the crackle went: podtreskivala or design, whether to expand the thermal envelope when heated, but they could hear the crackling. Occurred approximately one crackling in a minute. In general, it was felt that the temperature was high. Then, somewhat weaker than was light in the “look”. Overload were small, about 1-1,5 unit. Then began the smooth growth of congestion. Fluctuations of the ball all the time went on all axes. By the time of reaching maximal acceleration, I watched all the time Sun. It gets into the cab in the opening window of the door number 1 or in the right porthole. According to the “bunny” I was able to determine roughly how the ship rotates. By the time of maximum acceleration hesitation vessel was reduced to ± 15 degrees. By this time I felt that the ship with some trembling. In the dense atmosphere it markedly inhibited. My feeling was overload for 10zh. Was such a moment, about 2.3 seconds, when I began to “spread out” testimony to the devices. His eyes became a little to turn gray. Again, pull their socks up, prestressed. This helped, as would all become in its place. This peak overload was brief. Then began the decline in congestion. They fell slowly, but faster than they grew. Since then, his attention shifted to what will soon happen bailout. When the overload began to “harvest” the sun shone directly into my rear porthole. When I started to prepare for the bailout, the ship deployed to the Sun about 90 °.

When an overload is completely asleep, which obviously coincided with the transition through the sound barrier, began to hear the whistle of air. In a bowl could be heard clearly as he goes through the dense layers of the atmosphere. Noise or a whistle was heard as usual could be heard in the aircraft when zadrosseliruyut engines or when the plane nose-dive.

Re-thought that now would be a bailout. The mood was good. It became clear that I sit not in the Far East, but around here, near the settlement area.

Moment of separation is well noticed. Globe stopped around the middle of Mediterranean Sea. So everything is normal. Waiting for the bailout. At this time, at an altitude of approximately 7,000 meters is shooting manhole covers number 1. Cotton, and the hatch is gone. I sit and think, I do not whether it is ejected? So, slowly turned his head upwards. At this point, there was a shot, and I ejected. It happened quickly, well, soft. Nothing I have not struck, did not hurt, everything is fine. I flew with the chair. Next shot a gun, and put in place a stabilizing parachute.

I sat on the chair is very comfortable as a chair. Felt that I rotate in the right direction. I immediately saw a large river. And I thought that it was the Volga. Most other such rivers is not in this area. Then look – something like a city. On one side of the great city, and on the other – is significant. I think something familiar.

Bailout happened, according to my calculations, over the bank. Well, I think, obviously, the wind will drag me now, and you have to alight on water at the water. Then unhooking stabilizing parachute and put into effect the main parachute. Passed all very gently, so that I could almost not notice. Chair and quietly moved away from me down.

I began to descend on the main parachute. Again, I embarked on the Volga. Passing the parachute training, we jumped much just here on this site. A lot of flying there. I learned a railroad, railroad bridge over the river and a long braid, which juts far into the Volga. I thought that here, perhaps, Saratov. Land in Saratov.

Then opened a spare parachute opened and hung. So he never opened. Occurred just opening his knapsack.

I sat down and waited stouter branch Nazarov ****. Heard yanked the device pins. Opened NAE and flew down. Through the harness, I felt a strong jerk and all. I realized that the NAE has gone down on their own.

Down, I could not see what he was falling, as in a spacesuit do not – strictly adhered to the back.

There was a layer of clouds. In a cloud poddulo a bit, and opened the second parachute. Then I went down to the two parachutes.

Watched the countryside, I saw where the ball landed. White parachute and beside him is black, charred ball. This I have seen off the coast of the Volga River, about four miles from my place of landing.

Falling, notice how the right of me to see the demolition of the field camp. He wore a lot of people – machines. Near the road passes. The highway goes to Engels. Next I see is a river, ravine. To the left of the ravine house, I see there is a woman calf grazes. Well, I think now I probably are pleased at this very hollow, but can not do anything. I feel everyone is looking at my beautiful orange dome. Next I look like once I land on arable land. I think, well, now landed. Just behind me is. Tried to turn around in the system difficult to deploy, rather, not razverneshsya. Before the ground about 30 feet, I gently turned the right person for the demolition. Breeze, as defined, was 7.5 meters. I only had time to think about it, watching the earth. Down “fat.” The landing was very soft *****. Arable land was well plowed, very soft, it is still wet. I did not even feel the landing. I do not understand, as I stand on my feet. Rear canopy fell on me, the front chute went ahead. Put it out, took off his harness. Looked – all intact. Hence, alive and well.

Yes, in the air I unlinked block Orca ******, opened a hat on the ground. Landed with a closed curtain. It was hard to breath with the opening of the valve in the air. It so happened that the ball valve, when dressed, came under unmasking shell. Suspension system were all so energized that I minutes 6 could not get it. Then he unbuttoned his unmasking a shell and using a mirror and pulled the rope to open the valve properly.

Continue to take measures to ensure that the report that the landing was normal. Went to the hill, watching a woman with a little girl coming toward me. Approximately 800 meters it was from me. I went to meet him, intending to ask where the phone. I’m going to her, look, the woman steps slows, the girl removed from her and sent back. I immediately started waving his arms and shouting: “My, my, Soviet, do not be afraid, do not be afraid, come here.” In the suit to go awkward, but still I go. Look, she is hesitant, treads softly, approached me. I walked over and said that I was a Soviet citizen, flew in from outer space. Acquainted with her, and she told me that the phone can talk with the field camp. I asked the woman that she would not let anyone touch the parachute, while I’m going to field camp. Just come to the parachute, here are people 6 males: tractor drivers and mechanics from this field camp. Acquainted with them. I told them who I am. They have passed that now sends a message about space flight on the radio. After about 3 minutes went car ZIL-151. It arrived artillery Comrade Major. Galimov of the division. We introduced ourselves to each other. I asked how you can quickly communicate to Moscow. Put sentry at the parachutes, and rode with him in part. Came to the unit. He called the command post of the division. Then called the District Commander. Through the District Commander reported to Moscow about everything. Received the team to stay on the landing site. I was there to celebrate, was photographed a couple of times. By this time I removed the shell suit. For me there was only blue thermal clothing and the orange and gray shell and a pressurized helmet I have not photographed. The suit we have put into the car. When I left, I saw the helicopter, which went from the town of Engels. By this time I have asked and knew that Engels next. We went to the landing. I knew that a search team arrived by helicopter. We drive along the highway and see that the helicopter rose and goes to a military garrison. We jumped out of the car, started waving to him. The helicopter landed. Were on it, Lieutenant-General and the Colonel took me aboard the helicopter. I said that I should arrive here today, General Kamanin and General AGALTSOV, and that I should be near the place of landing. We sit down near the place where lie my parachutes. I was told the team to fly to Engels. We immediately got up and flew there. Once out of the helicopter, the general Evgrafov immediately handed me a telegram from the NS Khrushchev. Congratulatory telegram. I immediately burst into tears. The influx of emotions. Then, immediately contacted by phone with Chief of the Air Force. I reported to Air Chief Marshal Comrade. Vershinin, when a job. He greeted me with an assignment, thanked and congratulated by assigning a military rank of “Major”. I responded as expected. Wished me good-bye. Commander said that now connect me on the phone with Nikita Khrushchev and LI Brezhnev. Connected with Comrade. Brezhnev. I reported on the implementation of tasks that all systems worked well, that the landing took place in a given area that I feel good. He congratulated me and wished all the best. I thanked him. He said that soon we will call NS Khrushchev. We went with General AGALTSOVYM to “RF”. Soon we were called NS Khrushchev. I reported on the implementation of the job. On the good work of all systems, their state of health. He thanked him for the job, congratulated the end of the flight, asked my family and parents. I heartily thanked NS Khrushchev for his attention, for paternal care. He told me: “See you in Moscow.” It was then congratulations, correspondent for Pravda, the correspondent of “Izvestia” and the chief agitator-propagandist Comrade. Il’ichevo. I thanked them for their friendly, warm words, they expressed to me. They asked me to say a few words to readers of Pravda. Their congratulations on the feat, I replied that the proper feat is not so much me as the entire Soviet people, all engineers, technicians, representatives of Soviet science. After that, Colonel-General AGALTSOVYM it was decided to fly to Kuibyshev. Boarded a plane. The hard-fought their way through the crowd, which was formed there. Everybody wants to see. We got to the car. Arrived. Well that’s all.